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Ballinger, C. (2008). Research justification. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods (pp. 781-783). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n392

Ballinger, Claire. “Research Justification.” In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. edited by Lisa M. Given, 781-783. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n392.

Ballinger, C 2008, ‘Research justification’, in Given, LM (ed.), The sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. SAGE Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 781-783, viewed 8 October 2016, doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n392.

Ballinger, Claire. “Research Justification.” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Ed. Lisa M. Given. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2008. 781-783. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 8 Oct. 2016.

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Research justification refers to the rationale for the research, or the reason why the research is being conducted, including an explanation for the design and methods employed in the research.

Elements of Research Requiring Justification

Traditionally in research conducted within any paradigm, researchers have been expected to provide an explanation about why the research is necessary. To explain the overall purpose, aims, and objectives, a rationale is constructed and may illustrate how the research endeavor addresses gaps in the existing knowledge base, contributes a new dimension or perspective, or generates theory about a phenomenon that has not been explored previously.

Another aspect of research for which one might sometimes find justification in any description is the choice of methods employed to generate data; for example, the explanation for.

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• Approaches and Methodologies
• Arts-Based Research, Ties to
• Associations, Centers, and Institutes
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• Data Analysis
• Data Collection
• Dissemination and Writing
• History of Qualitative Research
• Participants
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• Citations

  Ballinger, C. (2008). Research justification. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods (pp. 781-783). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n392

  Ballinger, Claire. “Research Justification.” In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. edited by Lisa M. Given, 781-783. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2008. doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n392.

  Ballinger, C 2008, ‘Research justification’, in Given, LM (ed.), The sage encyclopedia of qualitative research methods. SAGE Publications, Inc.

  

  Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 781-783, viewed 8 October 2016, doi: 10.4135/9781412963909.n392.

  Ballinger, Claire. “Research Justification.” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Ed. Lisa M. Given. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2008. 781-783. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 8 Oct. 2016.

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